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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1926
Page
6
County Superintendent H L Gantz nears completion of the annual report on county schools. It lists 32 male and 86 female teachers, with average salaries of 862.20 for men and 9059.14 for women, totaling 75,678.40 in salaries and property value at 371,850. These figures exclude independent districts.
An old clipping mocks a judge predicting a lawyer's fate and recalls a sensational medical patent remedy claim. The piece parodies medical quackery and jurist certainty with references to morphine use and gallstones. It notes Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy as a claim to cure multiple ailments with one dose.
A roundup of local residents and guests includes Mrs J P McCormick Canyon City visiting her and Mr Hill's family, T G Martin Dallas guest of Dr and Mrs Jack, Miss Gertrude Schotte Austin visiting Miss Glennie Hoff, and many others traveling to Brownwood Austin San Antonio and Chicago for visits teaching posts and summer plans.
The marriage of Marvin Holdridge to Gladys Jenkins occurred at the Smoot home in Comanche at 9 oclock on a Sunday morning. Attendants were Willie Whitlow and Henry Kennedy. Jenkins comes from New Comanche. Holdridge from De Leon.
An old advertisement touts Martin's Roost Paint to kill and deter insects inside a house and Martin's Poultry Tone to feed to bug infested chicks. It is guaranteed by The Leading Drug Store and mentions visiting cards printed or engraved by The Chief.
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